This is a short, short continuation of Daniel 11:37
What is this "desire of women" thing? Why did the Holy Spirit indicate a mysterious attitude owned by AntiChrist for half of the human race. Why doesn't the Bible just come out and say, "He desires women!' We can understand that... especially in this day and age, Or, "He desires not a woman". Okay, he's gay. A gay AntiChrist. Boy, that would be current! But, no... the verse is strangely worded.
Let's look at the five translations again and add a couple:
KJV
37Neither shall he regard,,, the desire of women, ...
NASB
37"He will show no regard... for the desire of women,...
NIV
37 He will show no regard... for the one desired by women, ...
Darby
37And he will not regard...the desire of women; ...
ESV
37He shall pay no attention... to the one beloved by women.
CEV
37This king will reject... the god preferred by women.
Young's Literal
37And unto the God of his fathers he doth not attend, nor to the desire of women,
The translators are all over the board again. But, the phrasing "the desire of women" repeats in 4 of the 7.
I agree with the Darby, Youngs and KJV, "the desire OF women". The interpretation being not that he (AntiChrist) doesn't desire women or, even, that he is a homosexual but, rather, this man cares not for what women want and need. A woman's desire to be wanted, honored and lovingly cared for are not part of his makeup. In other words: Women are pawns, second-class and subservient.
Does that sound like anything familiar?
I propose that this snippet of verse declares that a clear, deeply-rooted disdain of women will run an evil course through the veins of AntiChrist. AND, that this devastating, demeaning attitude will not be new to or with him. It will have come from his total life experience. It will be an intrinsic part of his history, his world and his worldview. Why? Because he is THE true Moslem! The long-awaited Islamic Messiah! The Mahdi!
1 comment:
I agree with the postings that the Antichrist is not a homosexual and that the scripture primarily refers to him not caring about female issues at least not to the extent of males. For this reason, contemporary thought is that he must be a Moslem since westerners don't hold these views about females. I tend to differ and will explain later. In addition there's scripture wording that he will" not regard" women. I also believe he will come from the west as the scripture reflects, is alive, knows who he is and has yet to reveal his identity. His resentment from women is know doubt from his own real life experiences in dealing with women while living in the west. Maybe an overbearing mother, wife, female boss etc. Maybe he's been a victim of female friendly laws and court systems and has came out on the poising end. Many western men seek male order brides in hopes of avoiding these things. If this is the case, then the Antichrist will have at least some common ground with the Moslems towards women and may foster unification as his views towards women are more old world than contemporary. He is at least right now a normal man and probably just as susceptible to claims and allegations made by females as the next just as presidents and presidential candidates are. So being the supreme ruler he'll will eventually be, he will set out to make right the wrong in his mind which will ultimately make women second class citizens. This will greatly please the Moslem world and that issue alone could make them manageable where other outside leaders have failed.
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